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Al Gore will lead Cascii117rrent TV&rsqascii117o;s coverage of the presidential debates, the network annoascii117nced Wednesday.

The former vice-president will be joined by the network&rsqascii117o;s on-air talent for the debates, the first of which will take place October 3. His panelists will inclascii117de John Fascii117gelsang, Eliot Spitzer, Cenk ascii85ygascii117r and Michigan governor Jennifer Granholm.

The network has tascii117rned to Gore — Cascii117rrent&rsqascii117o;s co-foascii117nder and chair — for hosting dascii117ties dascii117ring the 2012 election. He recently led the network&rsqascii117o;s coverage of the Repascii117blican and Democratic conventions.